Three Hearts for Julia

Three Hearts for Julia
Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Screenplay by	Lionel Houser
Story by	Lionel Houser
Produced by	John W. Considine, Jr.
Starring	Ann Sothern Melvyn Douglas
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	Irvine Warburton
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 21, 1943 (1943-05-21) (United States)
Running time	83 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Hearts for Julia is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Ann Sothern and Melvyn Douglas. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Foreign correspondent Jeff Seabrook's prolonged absences are frustrating his musician wife Julia so much, she is planning a divorce. Jeff hasn't told her he is on his way home. Julia hasn't told him she is leaving him, with orchestra manager David Torrance and music critic Philip Barrows both already wooing her.

Jeff's newspaper editor John Girard advises him to act as if he accepts her decision. Julia tries to concentrate on her music, playing in an all-female band (due to the war), which new conductor Anton Ottaway resents, feeling the music is too low-brow.

Although temporarily off-duty from his job, Jeff is suddenly called up for active military duty. He takes Julia against her will to a remote cabin, forcing her to think about her decision to get a divorce, angering her suitors, who believe she's gone off with her husband deliberately. Jeff doesn't tell Julia he's going off to do his duty for Uncle Sam, but she takes him back anyway.

Cast

• Ann Sothern as Julia Seabrook
• Melvyn Douglas as Jeff Seabrook
• Lee Bowman as David Torrance
• Richard Ainley as Philip Barrows
• Felix Bressart as Anton Ottoway
• Marta Linden as May Elton
• Reginald Owen as John Girard
• Marietta Canty as Mattie

External links

• Three Hearts for Julia at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Three Hearts for Julia at IMDb
• Three Hearts for Julia at the TCM Movie Database